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Jean-Baptiste Djéka

JEAN-BAPTISTE DJÉKA

Les Amazones Christopher Moller Gallery 29 June–27 October 2023 Cape Town
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’LES AMAZONES’ – Jean-Baptiste Djéka’s complex paintings are a visual nexus of what drives him as an artist, as a West African man, and as a citizen of the world.

Djéka’s unapologetic references span the metaphysical, a fascination and respect for his matrilineal heritage and aspects of societal conditioning he chooses to challenge.

‘Côte d’Ivoire painter and sculptor Djéka work is immensely complex thanks to a combination of techniques and visual cues, from brushwork to scarification, bemasked figures, and a selection of materials including acrylic resin, oil, natural pigment, and collage. Deeply influenced by the Akan culture, he relies on the African esoteric inheritance, ancestors, symbols, and masks to express himself.’

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Exhibition view: Jean-Baptiste Djéka, Les Amazones, Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town (29 June–27 October 2023). Courtesy Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town.
Exhibition view: Jean-Baptiste Djéka, Les Amazones, Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town (29 June–27 October 2023). Courtesy Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town.
Exhibition view: Jean-Baptiste Djéka, Les Amazones, Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town (29 June–27 October 2023). Courtesy Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town.

Selected Works

Abo Hinsan by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Abo Hinsan, c. 2019 Mixed media on canvas
198 x 99 x 3.5 cm
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Alecole by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Alecole, c. 2019 Mixed media on canvas
149 x 138 x 3 cm
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Asie by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting print works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Asie, 2019 Mixed media on canvas
198 x 198 x 3 cm
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Beyegbin by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Beyegbin, c. 2019 Mixed media on canvas
80 x 65 x 2.5 cm
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Iaisa by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Iaisa, c. 2019 Mixed media on canvas
79 x 60 x 2 cm
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Isre by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Isrê, 2018 Mixed media on canvas
199 x 99 x 3 cm
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Jomeaux Celeste I by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Jomeaux Celeste I, c. 2019 Mixed media on canvas
49 x 40 x 3 cm
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Jomeaux Celeste II by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Jomeaux Celeste II, c. 2019 Mixed media on canvas
50 x 40 x 2.5 cm
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NGohiman by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka N'Gohiman, 2018 Mixed media on canvas
79 x 80 x 2 cm
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Polito Mask II by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Polito Mask II, 2019 Mixed media on canvas
100 x 100 x 2.5 cm
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Tablettes De Pierre by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Tablettes De Pierre, 2019 Mixed media on canvas
99 x 99 x 2 cm
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Untitled I by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Untitled I, c. 2019 Mixed media on canvas
147 x 163 x 3 cm
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Untitled III by Jean-Baptiste Djeka contemporary artwork painting print works on paper
Jean-Baptiste Djéka Untitled III, c. 2019 Mixed media on canvas
140 x 149 x 3 cm
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About the Artist

For dextrous Côte d’Ivoire painter and sculptor Jean-Baptiste Djéka Kouadio, the influence of West African Akan culture on his work is an intense and tangible expression of how the matrilineal tradition has shaped his life and indeed his view of the world. The Akan culture arose in the 13th century and has played an enormous role in craft and artistic development in West Africa and both its aesthetic and inherited belief system play a significant role in many West Africans’ and certainly in this artist’s life.

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